kido doesn't do festive holiday music

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Who: Kido and OPEN to her friends/people she thinks she owes.
What: The bestowing of gifts
When: IDK whenever the bestowing of gifts should occur.
Where: System Crash's Penthouse, Pride HQ, and quiet places she can meet up with her Virgo friends.
Warnings: Kido and Celty are gonna get pelted with crackers but otherwise...

[Kido's on a fucking mission to act like she's okay. She's like. Still all sorts of messed up, but she's trying to act like she's gonna make it.

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And during the holidays that means a s h i t t o n of baking. She has been pretty busy in the System Crash penthouse the last day or two making like a trillion cake rolls. Oh god why is she doing this cookies would be easier, but cookies are also something everyone's going to be making.

Every even slightly imperfect cake is going to get shoved onto her bandmates. She can't give something imperfect. Someone might think she actually made it. And like she doesn't want herself associated with baking it fucks with the rebel image. But there she is in the kitchen, long sleeved tee shirt with rolled up sleeves, slippers and an apron, super concentrated like this is her life.

Don't judge her.

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And like now she has to give them out. It's easier to do in HQ. She's not being tailed here. She's knocking on the doors of any friends (and anyone who she feels she owes a favor to), super casually like she's. Totally not been baking for the last too many hours straight.]

Hey. ... You like sweets right?

[THAT'S EXACTLY HOW YOU GIVE A GIFT.

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Except for Junkyard Carnival. At some point, they're gonna find themselves dealing with cracker pentagrams all over their goddamn wall.

And a cheese platter, mostly because she's terrified of Luci, with a nice little card, written in red, promising it's not poisoned and also "PS: Fuck you, Xanxus."

How she got in there? A fucking mystery.

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And of course there's Virgo to worry about. Most of her friends are Virgo. So there's going to be texts, to friends and, again, people she feels she owes a favor to.

Are you free? Think you could meet me at the music store on [street]?

Yup. That's not threatening and absolutely cannot get her in trouble if Lesedi reads it.

She's feeling pretty good about this all in all.

It's a great distraction from the glowing yellow eyes in her dreams that keep startling her awake.]

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Yeah. Well. [She still won't look at him. Is her face turning red? God it is don't make this weird, Genos.] Who knows how I would've ended up if you didn't babysit me in the bar. I owe you. [That's exactly why she totally wouldn't've done it without that happening. Totally?]

[wounds]

I didn't do it for a gift. We need to look out for each other, especially considering everything that's happened.

Don't forget to take care of yourself. That means remembering to sleep.

[blindfoldcode]

I know you didn't but-- [Oh jesus, he's gonna make her say it.] We're friends, aren't we?

You keep asking if I'm okay. I keep lying to your face so you don't have to worry. It's just a friend thing, right? [Kido... Kido doesn't have a lot of friends.]

[wounds]

[Oh.

Then they really are friend, huh? Honestly, Genos looks a little embarrassed.]

I'm glad we're friends.

You don't have to lie to me. I think friends don't need to keep secrets.

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[Oh my god they really are monsters.]

It's not like I'm keeping secrets... [Another boldfaced lie.] I just haven't slept well in a long time. It's fine.

Just take the gifts, stop asking about me it's weird.

[wounds]

[He had a sensei, once upon a lifetime, not a bunch of friends.]

Maybe if you didn't look so rough I wouldn't worry.

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I always look like this. It's a part of the persona. And my hair takes too long to style.

[It doesn't explain the bags under her eyes or why she's always so pale, but it's something.]

Doesn't fit much with the band, but I've got my fans.

[wounds]

Kido.

You look like you haven't slept in a week. And you probably shouldn't be this pale.

[Too bad you made friends with Genos. He's fussy.]

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This is why I lie to you. [At least now this can be considered friendly banter. She runs her hand through her hair in frustration.]

Why do you want to know so bad? You're the one who can barely hide his--[She gestures to his face.]

[wounds]

Because you're my friend and I want to know if I can help.

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Unless you can tell me about a yellow-eyed monster that can literally punch a hole in my chest, there's not much you can do to help.

[...

....

She shouldn't have phrased it that way.]

[wounds]

[Yellow-eyed monster, huh? He winces behind his sunglasses and steps back.]

... Right...

[blindfoldcode]

[No. Wait. No, shit don't--

She reaches to bridge the gap from that step a little.]

Not you. You're not a monster. I just... remembered someone, a while ago. He had glowing yellow eyes. I've been having nightmares since then. I can't sleep for long.

[wounds]

Sure sounds like me.

[Bright yellow, glowing eyes- that's all he's gotten back and he's weary of approaching the helmeted strangers again.]

I wonder if there's something for dreamless sleep...

[blindfoldcode]

It's not you, Genos. He's a maniac. You--[She stumbles on this, she's not sure if it's something she should ask. God she must be tired that the words slip out of her mouth before she can really stop them.] You wouldn't hurt me, right?

He laughed.

[wounds]

I wouldn't.

[Kido's good. She puts people before herself, he has no reason to hurt her. She's somebody he'd much rather protect.

Not that he can do too much of that with this body.]

He laughed when he hurt you...?

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[Kido relaxes a little when he answers. It was a question that left her vulnerable. Something she wasn't sure she could handle the answer to.]

It's not like it really happened. I couldn't be standing here if it had. [Couldn't be. But she felt it.

She shakes her head.]

You're not a monster, Genos. And even if you were, you're not that kind.

[wounds]

Right. We're both still here, and we're still alive.

[There's a kinship with Kido, ever since they ran into each other at the party.]

If I am a monster, maybe it's better if I don't remember it.

[Monster doesn't fit right. Hero seems appropriate, considering his actions...]

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By nothing short of a damn miracle at this point.

[She shakes her head.] I've seen monsters. You're not one.

[She is but only because there's literally a snake inside of her keeping her alive.]

[wounds]

It's some kind of miracle. A solstice one, maybe.

[He sighs.]

We just know I'm not that kind of monster.

[blindfoldcode]

We'll be here all day if we keep going lie this. That's not the point of why I was here.

It's the holidays. We all need a chance to relax. So... don't think about it too hard. So long as you keep your hand [she points to it] from any violent action to my torso [She makes a gesture to her whole torso] we're good.

I don't do friends, okay? I kinda like having one.

[wounds]

Alright, I wasn't planning on doing that anyway.

I'll let it go. [For now.]

I like it too.

[blindfoldcode]

You don't have any food allergies do you? [MY WHAT A GRACEFUL TOPIC CHANGE.]

[wounds]

[SURE OKAY]

Not that I know about. What about you?

[blindfoldcode]

I don't think so. I know there's people who are allergic to strawberries, though. [Good thing he's not one of them!]